3 Books That Changed Me
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAddaCan books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?
Are you kidding me????
Stories and novels are our
best teachers! Whether you read them yourself or let your grandma read them aloud
to you at bedtime, these little fragments of people’s imagination are full of
lessons & wisdom. (Of course I mean kids’ stories, not 50 shades of Grey! Which when you come to think of it, is also
helpful in a way)
I’ve not been much of a fan
of fairy tales myself. I prefer fiction based on reality as compared to
fantasy. Even sci-fi is something I rarely read. Yes I like The Hunger Games,
Harry Potter & even Twilight series(hear me out!) but that’s because the
authors make it so damn realistic-that’s the whole beauty of it!
As for lessons from novels,
here’s my personal list of novels that have inspired me at some time or the
other:
1.A Gathering Light also
known as A Northern Light: Jennifer Donnelly’s young adult fiction was one of
the first books that really touched my heart. I was in 8th or 9th
when I had read the abridged version of the book. Mathilda with her zeal to be
different, her unwillingness to get married & at the same time her
helplessness as she found herself falling in love, her disappointment when her fiancé
gifts her a book ..of recipes-mirrored the 15yr old me & really made me
feel am not alone. This novel taught me, that if you want to be different it’s
never going to be easy. You must be prepared to let go of things that you like
& muster up all your courage if you really really want something. Not once
have I ever given up in life since then. Not once did I feel any despair … no
matter what I have to face. And most importantly Mattie & Mrs.Wilcox taught
me-if you have to write, you just write.
2. Nothing Lasts Forever:
Apart from being an excellent thriller, this novel by Sidney Sheldon talks
about the struggles you face when you’re a woman. I know gender inequality
& glorifying the female as a sex object is something very common. But the
way Sheldon portrays the characters makes you feel their pain & their
determination. I learnt not to take anyone for granted because people change,
never to trust a guy blindly just because he says he loves me and never to
underestimate him either.
3. Dear Father: A rather nondescript
book originally written in Assamese by Bhabendranath Saikia & published in English
by NBT, it’s quite a sad story. Being a parent isn’t easy. This book just made
it more evident to me. A family will always be with you, even if they need to
attempt the worst possible methods to hold on to you!
So what book changed you...?
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